Erythranthe decora |
Erythranthe ampliata |
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sharp-leaved monkey-flower, showy monkey-flower |
Nez Perce monkey-flower |
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Habit | Rhizomatous perennials, occasionally producing many long runners from nodes near base; stems 20-100 cm, erect, not branched, ends of stems densely pubescent with minute and somewhat rigid hairs. | Annuals with fibrous roots or threadlike taproot; stems 5-17 cm, erect to ascending, straight or sharply bent at nodes, typically heavily branched, 4-angled, sparse coverage of nearly unstalked glands, gland-tipped hairs to 0.2 mm. |
Leaves | Leaves mostly cauline, basal leaves generally not persistent; petioles 8-25 mm near base, 3-5 mm mid-stem, sessile distally; blade ovate-triangular to ovate-lanceolate, typically 20-50 mm long and 10-30 mm broad, palmate venation with 5-7 veins, base rounded to truncate to shallowly cuneate, margins sharply toothed, apex acute, surfaces occasionally becoming glabrous, distalmost surfaces hairy as stems. |
Leaves cauline, basal leaves not persistent; petiolate, 8-20 mm; blade broad-ovate to lanceolate, 8-25 mm long and 5-19 mm broad, venation palmate, wedge-shaped base, margins toothed or somewhat finely toothed, apex acute to obtuse, surfaces glandular and hairy as stems. |
Flowers | Axillary flowers generally 2-7, emerging from nodes at ends of stems; fruiting pedicels 18-35 mm, distalmost pedicels hairy as stems with hairs often barely deflexed; calyx green with occasional red spots, ovoid, inflated, compressed across sagittal plane, 15-19 mm, hairy as stems, throat closing, lobe margins villous; corollas yellow, throat commonly red-spotted, symmetric bilaterally, bilabiate; tube-throat widely funnel-shaped, 18-26 mm, protruding 10-15 mm beyond calyx margin; limb expanded 22-30 mm; styles prominently hirsute to villous; anthers not protruding, glabrous. |
Axillary flowers 1-10, emerging from nodes throughout; fruiting pedicels glandular-hairy as stems, 10-22 mm; calyx tubular-campanulate, sometimes weakly inflated, 6-8 mm, margins with distinct serration or lobes, sparsely covered with minute stalked glands or not; corolla yellow with occasional small white patches, lower limb with several brownish spots, bilaterally symmetric and distinctly bilabiate; tube-throat broadly funnel-shaped, generally 8-12 mm, protruding beyond calyx margin; lobes obovate-oblong with rounded or truncate apexes; styles glabrous; anthers not protruding, glabrous. |
Fruits | Capsules 8-10 mm, included. |
Capsules 5-6 mm, included. |
Erythranthe decora |
Erythranthe ampliata |
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Flowering time | May-August | May-July |
Habitat | Moist to wet open areas from the lowlands to middle elevations in the mountains. | Basalt outcrops and seeps in grasslands. |
Distribution | Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest in Washington; southern British Columbia to southwestern Oregon, also in northern Idaho.
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Occurring east of the Cascades crest in far southeastern Washington; southeastern Washington to western Montana, possibly also in southern British Columbia, southern Alberta, and northwestern Wyoming. |
Origin | Native | Native |
Conservation status | Not of concern | Threatened in Washington (WANHP) |
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